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Planning board approves Tap Inc. plan for 27 condominium homes south of Washington Park
Summary
The Troy Planning Board granted final approval to Tap Inc.'s revised proposal for 27 homeowner condominium units near Washington Park after the developer won a rear-lot parking variance and answered board questions about parking, trash collection and emergency access.
The Troy Planning Board on a unanimous vote approved Tap Inc.'s updated plan to build 27 homeowner condominium units just south of Washington Park.
Barbara Nelson, director at Tap Inc., told the board the project was reduced by three units from earlier designs after architectural simplification and zoning-board requests. "We have shared the project with you a number of times, but some changes have been made since the last time we were here," Nelson said, adding the developer had received a parking variance for the rear lot line and had shifted one building four feet from the property line to improve vehicle turning into the Franklin Street alley.
The project includes two parallel buildings — one fronting on Second Street and one on Franklin Street — with an interior courtyard, a one‑story trash/collection room opening to the alley, and 13 parking spaces under the building. Nelson said two electric‑vehicle chargers and two van‑accessible handicap spaces are included. Because turning is tight, vehicles longer than 18 feet will be excluded from the parking lottery, she said. Addresses for each unit have been verified with 911/county dispatch, Nelson added, to aid first responders.
The developer plans a homeowners association to manage exterior maintenance, landscape and trash collection; Nelson said the association documents will later be submitted to the state attorney general for approval. Snow removal will be handled under a maintenance contract that uses a snowblower to clear pedestrian routes and courtyard access, she said.
Board members pressed the applicant on accessibility to the trash room from the courtyard and on gating for the adjacent Adler Park. Nelson said accessible first‑floor units open directly to the courtyard; a small lift drops three feet to Franklin Street to provide an alternate accessible route. She said the former unfenced park area will become private condo property with an intercom‑controlled gate and a Knox box for first‑responder access.
A public commenter, Nathaniel Gooden, P.E., a Troy resident, said he supported the project as a locally valuable housing type. After closing public comment, a board member moved for final approval; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
The board recorded the action as final approval; no additional conditions were announced at the meeting.
